Akilla's Escape

In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.

CrimeDramaThriller

Release: 2021-06-11Runtime: 90 minRating: 4.5 (8)

Cast

Saul Williams

Akilla Brown

Thamela Mpumlwana

Sheppard / Young Akilla

Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast

Faye

Ronnie Rowe

Clinton

Oluniké Adeliyi

Thetis

Shomari Downer

Shadow

Colm Feore

Benji

Bruce Ramsay

Jimmy

Vic Mensa

Prince

Theresa Tova

Athena

Crew

Karen Wookey

Executive Producer

Charles Officer

Writer

Maya Bankovic

Director of Photography

Martin Katz

Executive Producer

Saul Williams

Original Music Composer

Motion

Writer

Charles Officer

Director

Jake Yanowski

Producer

Robert Del Naja

Original Music Composer

Charles Officer

Producer

Clips & Videos

Official Trailer

Akilla's Escape (TIFF 2020): "Heist" Clip